Rose Ahlefeldt receives funding from the Australian Research Council. If you were to try reciting the periodic table, you might stumble before you got to the rare earth elements. Comprising yttrium ...

Part of the lanthanide series, erbium (Er) is a rare-earth element found in a wide range of minerals like blomstrandine, polycrase, fergusonite, euxenite, xenotime, and gadolinite. C.G. Mosander ...

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Structural characterizations for the as-prepared catalysts. (a) XRD patterns of the Co3O4 and 4% Er−Co3O4. (b) Crystal structure of the Co3O4 in this study. (c) TEM image of 4% Er− Co3O4, (d-e) HRTEM ...

Organo-erbium molecules combine strong magnetism with tunable optical transitions When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Add us as a ...

Russia's Rosatom is testing VVER nuclear fuel containing the neutron absorber erbium and uranium enriched to about 5%. It says such fuel could significantly increase the economic efficiency of nuclear ...